Debhata Upazila

Debhata
দেবহাটা
Upazila
Debhata

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°58′E / 22.567°N 88.967°E / 22.567; 88.967Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°58′E / 22.567°N 88.967°E / 22.567; 88.967
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Satkhira District
Area
 • Total 176.33 km2 (68.08 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 99,068
 • Density 562/km2 (1,460/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Debhata

Debhata (Bengali: দেবহাটা) is an Upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Debhata is located at 22°34′00″N 88°58′00″E / 22.5667°N 88.9667°E / 22.5667; 88.9667. It has 17724 households and total area 176.33 km².

Debhata Upazila is bounded by Satkhira Sadar Upazila on the north, Assasuni Upazila and Satkhira Sadar Upazila on the east, Kaliganj Upazila on the south and Hasnabad (community development block) and Basirhat I CD Block in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India on the west.[2]

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debhata had a population of 99068. Males constituted 51.11% of the population, and females 48.89%. The population aged 18 or over was 50,418. Debhata has an average literacy rate of 30.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Debhata has 5 Unions/Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages.[1] The union is famous for shrimp cultivation.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mridha, Amarendra Nath (2012). "Debhata Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Debhata Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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